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Festival Strings Lucerne
Daniel Dodds, violin and musical direction
Karl-Heinz Schütz, flute
Antonín Dvořák: Scherzo from the Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Florence Price: Andante cantabile for string orchestra, arranged from the String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
George Antheil: Allegro from the Serenade No. 1 for string orchestra
John Corigliano: "Voyage" for flute and string orchestra
George Gershwin: "Lullaby", String orchestra version
Leonard Bernstein: Waltz from the Divertimento for Orchestra
Aaron Copland: "Hoe-Down" from "Rodeo", arranged for string orchestra
The Festival Strings Lucerne and Daniel Dodds are tying together a delightful garland of the loveliest melodies and dances from the New World in keeping with this summer's theme, "American Dreams". Though the program begins with a Czech composer – Antonín Dvořák, with the vibrant and feather-light Scherzo from his Serenade for Strings — it fits perfectly, since Dvořák was the "midwife" who helped American music discover its own identity. The African American composer Florence Price carries his musical language forward: her touching Andante cantabile goes straight to the heart. Also on board is the "Bad Boy of Music", George Antheil, with a cheeky Allegro from his First Serenade. John Corigliano sends us traveling toward a better world filled with pleasure and brightness in his sonorous "Voyage", inspired by Charles Baudelaire's famous poem "L'Invitation au voyage". George Gershwin enchants with a gentle lullaby, and Leonard Bernstein invites us to waltz. And how to top all that? With the "Hoe-Down" from Aaron Copland's ballet "Rodeo", of course – a square dance in classic country style.
Photo © Manuela Jans / Lucerne Festival
Daniel Dodds, violin and musical direction
Karl-Heinz Schütz, flute
Antonín Dvořák: Scherzo from the Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Florence Price: Andante cantabile for string orchestra, arranged from the String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
George Antheil: Allegro from the Serenade No. 1 for string orchestra
John Corigliano: "Voyage" for flute and string orchestra
George Gershwin: "Lullaby", String orchestra version
Leonard Bernstein: Waltz from the Divertimento for Orchestra
Aaron Copland: "Hoe-Down" from "Rodeo", arranged for string orchestra
The Festival Strings Lucerne and Daniel Dodds are tying together a delightful garland of the loveliest melodies and dances from the New World in keeping with this summer's theme, "American Dreams". Though the program begins with a Czech composer – Antonín Dvořák, with the vibrant and feather-light Scherzo from his Serenade for Strings — it fits perfectly, since Dvořák was the "midwife" who helped American music discover its own identity. The African American composer Florence Price carries his musical language forward: her touching Andante cantabile goes straight to the heart. Also on board is the "Bad Boy of Music", George Antheil, with a cheeky Allegro from his First Serenade. John Corigliano sends us traveling toward a better world filled with pleasure and brightness in his sonorous "Voyage", inspired by Charles Baudelaire's famous poem "L'Invitation au voyage". George Gershwin enchants with a gentle lullaby, and Leonard Bernstein invites us to waltz. And how to top all that? With the "Hoe-Down" from Aaron Copland's ballet "Rodeo", of course – a square dance in classic country style.
Photo © Manuela Jans / Lucerne Festival
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